It is therefore only by God's grace and love that man will someday be given a chance for a new beginning, as promised in the Word of God. Forty is the product of five (symbolizing grace) times 8 (symbolizing a new beginning). After the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles there is an 8th day, called the Last Great Day.įorty different people wrote the Scriptures. This 8 and 50 day combination pictures the first resurrection when the saints will be raised from the dead and made immortal (1Corinthians 15:20 - 23, John 3:3 - 12, Revelation 20:4 - 6). Those in Christ are becoming a new creation, with godly character being created by the power of God's Spirit (2Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:10 4:23 - 24).Īfter the 7 weeks of the spring harvest, the next day, the 50th day, is Pentecost. The number 8 symbolizes circumcision of the heart through Christ and the receiving of the Holy Spirit (Romans 2:28 - 29, Colossians 2:11 - 13). All this bears record of Jesus' perfect sacrifice and His complete victory over death.īoys were to be circumcised on the 8th day. Nisan 17 was day 8, counting inclusively, from the time Christ was selected as man's sacrificial Lamb. His resurrection occurred three complete days after he was buried, which was at the end of the weekly Sabbath day that fell on Nisan 17. He was crucified on Nisan 14 (Wednesday, April 5 in 30 A.D.). Like the Passover lamb, Jesus was selected as the Lamb to take away man's sins on Nisan 10 (April 1, 30 A.D. The number 8 represents a new beginning, meaning a new order or creation, and man's true 'born again' event when he is resurrected from the dead into eternal life.Įight is also an integral part of Jesus' sacrifice.

Number 9 meaning in the bible